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This is one hell of an odd thing to do out of the blue. I wonder what gave the authors the thought "hey, maybe if we make a bright outline pulse in time with th

This is one hell of an odd thing to do out of the blue. I wonder what gave the authors the thought "hey, maybe if we make a bright outline pulse in time with the person's heartbeat." Was there prior research to suggest this, or were they just taking a bit of artistic license to add some mysticism? I honestly wouldn't be too surprised if they were trying to replicate someone's drug-induced hallucinations...

ksrm 13y ago
Not really that surprising. Similar research into self-perception and out-of-body experiences has been done before, see e.g. http://www.livescience.com/9526-body-experiences-simulated.html http://www.livescience.com/9526-body-experiences-simulated.h...
s_baby 13y ago
>Was there prior research to suggest this, or were they just taking a bit of artistic license to add some mysticism? Research on brainwave entrainment and biofeedback. They've done similar things with EEG machines, binaural beats, electric stimulation, etc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwave_entrainment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwave_entrainment